on hold
Example Sentences
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Now, more have indicated the Fed could be on hold indefinitely.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Traders were pricing in a 77.6% chance that the Fed will remain on hold in December, up from 76.3% on Thursday, while also seeing a small but increased probability of a rate hike by year-end.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
The idea sat on hold until Riegler took on a challenge from a former advisor to write a scientific paper within a week.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
Thousands have already made complaints, or started court claims, only to see their cases put on hold until the FCA completes its work.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
It was not to give an unnatural complexity to a simple job; nor was it to keep Guitar on hold.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
